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The Science of Liberty:  Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature

MAR 1, 2010 Podcast

The Science of Liberty: Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature

Timothy Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billions from poverty, the Enlightenment values it inspired have swelled the numbers living in free ...

FEB 26, 2010 Podcast

Global Jobs Update: Assessing the Quality and Pace of Recovery

A panel of experts from the International Labour Organization, business, academia, and the EU discuss the actions taken to address this multi-faceted crisis, and give ...

FEB 26, 2010 Podcast

Is Public Diplomacy Beneficial for all Participants?

One goal of public diplomacy is to create allies inside other states through education programs or cultural exchanges. Should this be viewed as enriching individuals, ...

FEB 25, 2010 Podcast

Democracy: A Political System for Securing Human Rights

This talk took place at the 2009 Carnegie-Uehiro-Oxford Conference, "Human Rights, Democracy, and Democratization." It was part of a session entitled "Human Rights and Democracy: Ethical ...

FEB 24, 2010 Podcast

Some Pitfalls of Democratization

This talk took place at the 2009 Carnegie-Uehiro-Oxford Conference, "Human Rights, Democracy, and Democratization." It was part of a session entitled "Human Rights ...

FEB 23, 2010 Podcast

Sovereignty and Human Rights: Rethinking their Interrelationship

This talk took place at the 2009 Carnegie-Uehiro-Oxford Conference, "Human Rights, Democracy, and Democratization." It was part of a session entitled "Human Rights Protection, Democratization, and ...

Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century

FEB 19, 2010 Podcast

Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century

Now that U.S. news outlets can instantaneously disseminate information across the world and foreign media have immediate access to the American market, what does ...

The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050

FEB 19, 2010 Podcast

The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050

How will the enormous projected growth of the U.S. population in the next four decades change the face of America? Will it make the ...

FEB 19, 2010 Podcast

Why Is the Energy Debate So Contentious?

How do we balance the short-term interests at stake in the energy debate with our long-term needs? This short video on ethics asks: Why are ...

Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security--From World War II to the War on Terrorism

FEB 18, 2010 Podcast

Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security--From World War II to the War on Terrorism

According to historian Julian Zelizer, partisan fighting has always shaped American foreign policy, and the issue of national security has always been part of our ...